单词 | harrier |
释义 | harrier harrier1 /har"ee euhr/, n. 1. a person who or thing that harries. 2. any of several short-winged hawks of the genus Circus that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on reptiles and small birds and mammals. 3. (cap.) Mil. a one- or two-seat British-American fighter, both an attack and a reconnaissance aircraft, featuring a turbofan engine with a directable thrust that enables it to land and take off vertically. [1550-60; HARRY + -ER1] harrier2 /har"ee euhr/, n. 1. one of a breed of medium-sized hounds, used, usually in packs, in hunting. 2. a cross-country runner. [1535-45; special use of HARRIER1, by assoc. with HARE] |
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